garnishee
1 of 2noun
gar·nish·ee ˌgär-nə-ˈshē 
: a person who is served with a legal process of garnishment
garnishee
2 of 2verb
garnisheed; garnisheeing
transitive verb
1
: to serve with a garnishment
2
: to take (something, such as a debtor's wages) by legal authority
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2022 Fox News, 17 May 2018
Noun
The county's human resources and labor relations, attention retirement services, is listed as a garnishee. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2022 Verb
State law allows the Oregon Department of Revenue to garnishee the teen's bank accounts or paychecks. Fox News, 17 May 2018 Word History
Etymology
Noun
garnish entry 1 (in sense "to give legal notice concerning the attachment of property to satisfy a third-party debt") + -ee entry 1
Verb
derivative of garnishee entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
1627, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
garnishee 1 of 2
noun
gar·nish·ee ˌgär-nə-ˈshē
: a third party holding garnished property or money of a debtor
garnishee
2 of 2transitive verb
garnisheed; garnisheeing
: garnish
garnishees
verb
as in attaches
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- attaches
- expropriates
- confiscates
- usurps
- preempts
- appropriates
- arrogates
- sequesters
- takes over
- seizes
- commandeers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- renders
- forfeits
- relinquishes
- yields
- surrenders
- releases
- hands over
- delivers
- gives up
- cedes
- turns over